THe nurse manager working at a rehabilitation center for older adults notices an increase in the incidence of client falls. The
nurse manager reprimands the nurses and staff responsible for the falls and places them on probation. Which statement best describes the nurse managers leadership style?a. autocratic leadershipb. shared leadershipc. good clinical leadership skillsd. effective interprofessional leadership
Autocratic leadership is a style of leadership in which decision control is in the hands of only one individual, the leader, who rarely solicits or accepts the opinions and suggestions of his or her subordinates. Leaders who take this autocratic stance usually make their decisions with a focus on their individual beliefs and opinions. The main feature of this management system is absolute control and may at some point be viewed as authoritarian. An example of autocratic leadership can be seen in the question above, where the leader blamed the problems on his team and threatened to scold them instead of talking to the team and trying to understand and solve what is going on.
